HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
245 AM EDT FRI MAY 27 2011
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
…ISOLATED STRONG STORMS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE TODAY…
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS INLAND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING IN
ADVANCE OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT. STORMS WILL PROGRESS GRADUALLY
EASTWARD THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON…WITH NUMEROUS ACTIVITY LIKELY
ACROSS INLAND AREAS WHERE THE SEA BREEZES AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ARE
EXPECTED TO FOCUS. STORM MOTION WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT WITH A
GRADUAL DRIFT TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS. THE MAIN
CONVECTIVE CONCERNS TODAY WILL BE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. GUSTY
WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN COLLAPSING CELLS. STORMS WILL FOCUS
NEAR THE ATLANTIC COAST THIS EVENING…THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE BY
MIDNIGHT.
A WILDFIRE CONTINUES TO BURN ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 1 JUST NORTHWEST OF
RACE POND IN EXTREME NORTHERN CHARLTON COUNTY…OR ABOUT 16 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF WAYCROSS. SMOKE WILL SPREAD NORTH THEN NORTHWEST
TODAY…GENERALLY IMPACTING AREAS ALONG AND BETWEEN U.S. HIGHWAYS 301
AND 1. VISIBILITIES CLOSE TO AND JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE FIRE
WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE. PEOPLE WHO HAVE RESPIRATORY
ALIMENTS THAT CAN BE TRIGGERED BY SMOKE SHOULD CONSIDER STAYING
INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN
VISIBILITY. U.S. 1 REMAINS CLOSED NEAR THE FIRE. STATE ROAD 121
BETWEEN RACE POND AND HOBOKEN MAY ALSO BE CLOSED AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK DUE
TO INCREASING SWELLS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
05-27-11
15:30 hrs